Stories about shanghai

On the first night in Shanghai we went out for dinner, into a brand new design hotel right at the South Bund, the Waterhouse. The restaurant itself is called Table No 1, and I must say that was one of the top food experiences I ever had. But also the venues, hotel and restaurant, are […]

Hell yeah, my first Top 10 Whatever list. I don’t like lists, I just wanted to name some cool stuff I first met or experienced in 2010. And the name “Top 10” just sounds cool. My list will include anything, from music to food, from apps to conversation. There is no order I have chosen […]

While I was in Shanghai, I got the honor to meet Mike Horn. Mike is a professional explorer from South Africa, based in Switzerland, but lives on the sea. He is an interesting man – he is like a young, energetic Jacques Cousteau. Mike started as an extreme sports man and went on his first exhibition in 1997. […]

As previously announced I went on a trip to China. Mercedes invited me to a press trip to Shanghai. I needed some time to work up all the impressions by this extreme journey. It was not that long but pretty stuffed. It was my first trip to Asia, and I was really excited. All the […]

In a few hours I will go on a two week field trip. Like I already reported it will all start with a journey to Shanghai. The journey will last until Friday. From China I will fly back home to Düsseldorf. Was ist Design Thinking? I will make a trip home in order to attend […]

Photo by Tim Franco at flickr In exactly two weeks, 14 days, or 336 hours – I will be on the way to China. 上海 is according to GoogleTranslate and Wikipedia the original Chinese sign for Shanghai, a city of 19,210,000 people. It is almost the other side of the world, and definitely a complete different […]